Chapter 8.4 Flashcards
working on vectors
1
Q
state 4 vector quantities
A
- displacement
- velocity
- acceleration
- weight
2
Q
state 4 scalar quantities
A
- distance
- speed
- time
- mass
3
Q
what is displacement
A
distance in a particular direction
- m
4
Q
what is velocity
A
rate of change of displacement
- ms-1
5
Q
what is acceleration
A
rate of change of velocity
- ms-2
6
Q
what is weight
A
force exerted by gravity on an object
- N
7
Q
what is distance
A
measure of length
- m
8
Q
what is speed
A
measure of how quickly a body moves
- ms-1
9
Q
what is time
A
measure of ongoing events taking time
- s
10
Q
what is mass
A
measure of the quantity of matter contained in an object
- kg
